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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Wednesday declared the time for dialogue with North Korea to be over and rallied behind a US warning that "all options" are on the table.
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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Wednesday declared the time for dialogue with North Korea is over and rallied behind a US warning that "all options" are on the tableAddressing the UN General Assembly, Abe said "there is not much time left" to tak...
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Toshiba said Wednesday it would sell its memory chip business to a group led by US investor Bain Capital, in a deal worth around $18 billion and seen as crucial to keeping the Japanese conglomerate afloat.
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The North Korea crisis has been like "divine aid" for hawkish Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, experts say, burnishing his nationalist credentials and possibly tempting him into a snap election.
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The United States has "many" military options against North Korea, including some that don't put Seoul at risk, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Monday.
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Take cover in a sturdy building or get underground.That's the emergency advice given to the Japanese people in the event of a North Korean missile strike.But there are two big problems: most Japanese homes are made of wood and lack a basement.
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Carmaker Renault-Nissan said Friday it will launch 12 all-electric cars over the next six years and equip dozens more with driverless technology.
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Japan's defence minister said Friday he believed North Korea "has Guam in mind" after its most recent missile launch, noting it had sufficient range to hit the US territory.
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"Missile launch! Missile launch! A missile appears to have been launched from North Korea. Take cover in a building or underground.
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US President Donald Trump on Thursday announced he intends to visit China, Japan and South Korea later this year, a blockbuster maiden presidential visit to Asia.
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India's first bullet train project, a $19-billion initiative linking Ahmedabad to Mumbai, was launched Thursday as Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe hailed fast-growing ties between Asia's two biggest democracies.
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A North Korean organisation demanded Thursday that the United States be "beaten to death" like a "rabid dog" for spearheading fresh UN sanctions on Pyongyang over its latest nuclear test, adding ally Japan should be "sunken into the sea".
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A Japanese funeral parlour is set to offer relatives the chance to pay their final respects to deceased loved ones without leaving the comfort of their cars.
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As India's premier Narendra Modi and his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe prepare to break ground on the country's first bullet train project Thursday, experts say the collaboration could signal a massive leap for its overburdened and deadly railways.
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The Russian ballet legend Mikhail Baryshnikov and Senegalese music star Youssou N'Dour were among the winners of one of the art world's richest prizes Tuesday.
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What do a flamboyant wrestler-turned-senator from Japan, a former NBA star with a penchant for tattoos and a French comedian with a string of convictions to his name have in common?
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Japanese said Monday it would sell off another chunk of the country's massive postal service in a share sale that could raise up to $12 billion.
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe will break ground on India's first bullet train project on Thursday in western Gujarat state, as the country seeks faster travel for millions.
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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe called Thursday for the world to put the "greatest possible pressure" on North Korea to abandon its nuclear missile programme.
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Nuclear-armed North Korea's testing of long-range missiles that could possibly reach US soil has kindled debate in Japan and South Korea about developing their own nuclear deterrent, prompting fears of a North East Asian arms race.
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With global tensions spiraling over the North Korean nuclear crisis, President Donald Trump wants to pile extra pressure on Pyongyang by urging regional allies to dramatically boost spending on high-tech US military gear.
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Japanese giant Nissan on Wednesday unveiled a new electric car with an extended range and semi-autonomous driving functions, as it seeks to battle off competitors in a sector it once pioneered.
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Japan Wednesday again upgraded its estimated size of North Korea's latest nuclear test to a yield of around 160 kilotons -- more than ten times the size of the Hiroshima bomb.
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Cough-medicine-flavoured KitKat anyone?It may not be to everyone's taste, but this is just one of 300 weird and wonderful flavours flying off the shelves in Japan, which has become the world's biggest market for the four-fingered snack.
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Japan's defence minister on Tuesday said North Korea's latest nuclear test was more powerful than initially estimated, with a yield that was around eight times the size of the bomb detonated over Hiroshima.
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President Donald Trump said Tuesday he would allow Japan and South Korea to buy more "highly sophisticated" US military equipment, amid soaring tensions after Pyongyang's latest atomic test.
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Japan's prime minister slammed North Korea's nuclear test on Sunday as "absolutely unacceptable" and said its nuclear and missile programmes now pose a more "grave and urgent" threat to his country.
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Japan's Princess Mako and her fiancé -- a commoner -- announced their engagement Sunday, a match which will cost the princess her royal status according to a law that highlights the male-dominated nature of Japan's monarchy.
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As Japan's schools reopened Friday after summer holidays, a day when suicides among young people spike, celebrities reached out to at-risk children and one Tokyo zoo offered refuge to nervous pupils in a bid to tackle the mental health crisis.
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US Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis said Wednesday that there was still room for diplomacy in dealing with North Korea's provocative ballistic missile launches, after President Donald Trump said negotiations were "not the answer.
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McDonald's Japan is still experiencing declining sales. YouTube
A rescue mission of unprecedented proportions is underway in northeast Japan, where tens of thousands people are feared dead following Japan's 8.9 earthquake and tsunami. Japanese Defense Ministry
Decontamination work has included washing roof tiles and walls of houses and other buildings as well as decontaminating a schoolyard in the Fukushima Prefecture. Japan Ministry of the Environment
Sign at supermarket in Tokyo offers apologies for low stocks of rice and instant noodles.
Emergency vehicles at the scene of the ceiling collapse in the Sasago Tunnel in Japan, December 2, 2012. YouTube
A whale is captured by the Yushin Maru, a Japanese harpoon vessel.
Photo taken as evidence on Feb. 6, 2008. Customs and Border Protection Service, Commonwealth of Australia
Winter Illuminations exhibit at Japan's Nabana no Sato My Modern Met
Residents created their own rendition of Mt. Fuji. YouTube MrKu427
Pale Grass Blue Butterfly subject of study into genetic effects of fallout from Fukushima Charles Lam
Striped dolphins slaughtered in Taiji's cove are transported to the butcher house. Sea Shepherd Conservation Society
200,000 people protested against Japan's nuclear restart in Tokyo. Video screen capture
A Shiseido shop at Hanoi, Vietnam. Newone
The Empire State Building lights up the NY skyline in red for the Taiji dolphins. Image courtesy of Laura Vinagre
Samples of sake, ready to taste, Vancouver Sakura Days Fair Japan at VanDusen Botanical Garden, Vancouver.
Tohoku Region: Rebuilding for a Better Tomorrow photo exhibit Shane Mullins/Newz4u.net
Illustration of spiral Shimizu Corp underwater city Shimizu Corp
Air Force and Marine airlift and rescue leadership look out over the debris left at Sendai Airport, Japan, following a massive earthquake and subsequent tsunami U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse
Empty grocery store shelves in Tokyo four days after a devastating earthquake struck Japan Mike Morpeth
French newspaper Le Canard Enchaine published two satirical cartoons depicting the Fukushima disaster as related to 2020 Tokyo Olympics. YouTube
Blood pours from the scuppers of a whaling ship Guano on flickr
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